Process and apparatus for ornamenting sheet material



June 23, 1925. 1,543,200

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Patented June 23, 1925.

UNITED STATES PA T: F ICE;

JAY oris A L, or noeo'ra, NEW anasEY.

Application filed May 31, 1924. Serial No. 717,067.

To all whom it may concern:

- Be it known that I, JAY OTIS BALL, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Bogota, in the county of Bergen and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and "useful Process and Apparatus for Ornamenting Sheet Material, of which the following is' aespe cification.

This inventionrelates to a process and apparatus for ornamentin'g sheet material.

The object of the invention is to provide a process and apparatus whereby asheet of material is successively subjected to a print ing and gofi'ering operation on a single machine.

Another object of the invention is to provide an endless belt or belts having projections thereon adapted to engage with the selvage of a textile fabric, when a textile fabric is being treated, so that the fabric is firmly gripped during the operation and thus permitting perfect registration of the printing and goffering, the said devices automatically disengaging themselves from the fabric after the printing and goffering operations.

In the drawing, Figure 1 represents a side ferred form which comprises a single belt provided with projections for feeding and firmly holding the fabric in its proper position, and preventing lateral displacement.

Figure 2 represents atop view of a somewhat modified form disclosing twobelts for feeding and holding the strip material, this view furthermore disclosing the fabric after it has been subjected to the operations hereinafter specifically referred to.

Now referring more specifically to the drawing wherein like reference characters represent corresponding parts, A represents a roll of fabric in the raw, i. e., in the woven state before being either printed or goffered. The fabric f passes freely from the roller A between rollers B and G, the roller B providing the means for carrying the fabric f and backing it during the process of printing. The roller C is a printing roller. It will be noted that upon passing between the rollers B. and C, the fabric becomes engaged at the selvage, and if desiredin other places throughout the width of the goods, with the endless moving belt designated by the reference numerals b, b, 1) having thereon a number of project-ions or hooks p, p, p,

p, for engaging the sheet materialfand which automatically fasten the fabric f:to the belt upon its passing between the/rollers B and C,holding the fabric through the entire operation and aut'omatically releasing it at the po'int'fm where thefabric is then wound upon the roller. Z. '.The' moving belt or belts, where two belts are used, as

disclosed in Figure 2, may be. perforated at regular intervals to engage projections k,

70, k on rollers permitting extreme accuracy ofregister and even movement of the fabric throughout the operation. a

The moving belt or belts do not stretch, but carry the goods in a positive :way

through the operation and thus the printing of the different colors and goffering register in the desired places on the previous impressions. Furthermore, a single power means may be employed for rotating the printing rollers aforesaid and for simultaneously operating the belt which feeds and firmly holds in position the sheet of material undergoing operation. 1

The rollers D, E, F, G are'additional printing and backing rollers in pairs, the number of pairs depending upon the number of colors used. Roller J represents a goffering roller which may be heated and a sizing used on the fabric if it is desired more permanently to impress the goffered pattern. Roller H represents a backing roller for the gofl'ering processes,

a fiat bed or surface, which will be apparent j to those skilled in the art. It will be noted that no indications are made in the drawing for the mechanical operation of the several rollers in order not to complicate the drawing in such a way as to obstruct the views of the machine showing the essential features of my invention. Gears on the projecting ends of the shafts on which the rollers are keyed, with link belt connection between said rollers and to the driving power, would ordinary be the method of operating said rollers.

It will be noted from the top elevation of the machine disclosed in Figure 2 that A represents a roll of raw goods, the fabric f passing under the print-ing and gofi'ering rollers. It will be noted by the reference character 6 from this view of the inventionthat two relatively narrow belts are disclosed in this variation showing perforations Z, Z, l at regular intervals to engage projections in on the printing rollers. C, E, G are printing rollers, the fabric f being shown between them and passing thereunder. goifering roller and the shading indicates the depressed portionsiof the material after it'has undergone the operation.

The-roller J of my apparatus is designed to lay flat certain parts of the pile of fabric, when desired, it being obvious that later shearing of the remaining erect pile and re-erecting by steaming of the parts previously laid may be accomplished, .thus securing a high and low pile on different parts of the surface according to a preconoeived design.

It will be apparent that many changes may be made in the apparatus and process herein described and illustrated in the attached drawing without departing from the spiritof the invention as expressed in the following claims: 7

1. In an apparatus for ornamenting sheet material, the combination with printing The roller .J is a.

rollers adapted to apply different colors, of a goffering roller, and an endless belt for feeding said sheet material to said rollers, with recesses in said belt to engage projec tions on the rollers to prevent lateral move-- ment of the sheet material while it is being subjected to the ornamenting' operations, whereby registration of the printing and goflering rollers is secured.

2. In an apparatus for-ornamenting sheet material, the combination with printing rollers of an embossing roller, an endless belt for successively feeding the sheet ma. terial to the action of said rollers, and

means for simultaneously operating said .belt and rollers, said belt being provided with devices for automatically engaging the sheet material to prevent lateral displacement While undergoing said operations whereby registration of the printing and goifering rollers is secured, said devices being adapted to automatically disengage themselves atthe completion of the printing and embossing operations.

JAY orrs BALL. 

